Loved One

'THE FUNNIEST BOOK YOU'LL EVER READ ABOUT GRIEF' MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD

'SHIMMERS WITH WIT EVEN AS IT EXPLORES DEEP LOSS' RACHEL KHONG

When Julia’s first-love-turned-best-friend Gabe, a musician with a cultish following, dies unexpectedly aged 29, Julia launches herself into an intercontinental quest to recover the possessions he left with friends and acquaintances across the world.

Along the way, she encounters Elizabeth, Gabe’s effortlessly perfect and endlessly cool last ex-girlfriend. Now, Julia can’t stop talking to, thinking about and googling Elizabeth. As the two women struggle to reconcile their respective claims on Gabe’s memory, can they find their way from rivalry to friendship?

'This is the funniest book you'll ever read about grief. Full of wildly astute, delectably thorny questions about love, loss and possession' Maggie Shipstead, author of The Great Circle

‘Stylish, perceptive, witty and generous. An instant classic’ Emma Forrest, author of Busy Being Free

'I was charmed by page one of Aisha Muharrar's Loved One, which shimmers with wit even as it explores deep loss – asking enduring questions while acknowledging how funny they can be, too. What does it mean to love and lose? How do we undo – and make – each other? This is a book I will be pressing, urgently, into the hands of my own loved ones' Rachel Khong, author of Real Americans

'Aisha Muharrar has written the type of book you don’t just read, you consume. It’s equal parts hilarious, poignant and thrilling. I was so engrossed I forgot to pick my kids up from school so I’m also mad at her' Casey Wilson, author of The Wreckage of My Presence

'Warm-hearted, funny and written with style and panache, Loved One is both wise and a pleasure to read. I tore through it, from page one until its moving final pages. A terrific novel' Adelle Waldman, author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P

Aisha Muharrar is the three-time Emmy-nominated writer and co-Executive Producer of hit shows Hacks (HBO), The Good Place (NBC), and Parks & Recreation (NBC), all of which have won her recognition in the category of Outstanding Comedy Series. Raised in Long Island, Aisha got her B.A. at Harvard and was Vice President of the Harvard Lampoon. She has developed a television pilot with Amy Poehler for NBC and has been a frequent guest on the Gilmore Guys podcast, among other high-profile collaborations. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Benjamin Epstein, also a screenwriter and director. This is her first novel.

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